As Nile was invisoning his future a man with short beard and a girl similar to him in height came towards the wagon.
Nile seeing the heavy bags loaded on the old mans side move out to help him taking some bags and saying,"how many times have I told you to not strain your old bones uncle James, why don't you ever listen to me?"
"Hahaha ,good evening Nile,"replies uncle James unloading the heavy bags.
"Stop laughing about it all the time uncle,do you want to be like the neighbour John, not being able to make use of you legs or armsat old age,"Nile admonished. "Don't worry kid,my bones and muscles can handle this little bit of load," replied uncle James. "You always laugh, just wait till you get a muscle strain or bone fracture, I will not come to help you," Grumbles Nile placing the luggage in the wagon.
"Pipedown mama's boy, even I wish that he get some muscle strain or bone fracture so that I could get a few days rest," comes a sweet voice followed by sounds of bags being placed."Good evening aunt Veena," greets a sweet girl.
"Look -look uncle James, only I care about you, your daughter doesn't even care about your health but instead wishes for you to get hurt,' complianed Nile.
"Yeah, like he would ever get hurt," grumbles the girl. Hearing the girl's grumbling both the adults share a smile between themselves.
"You you..., "Nile starts arguing with the girl but before he could say anything the girl sharpense her eyes at him,"did you forgot the last beating mama's boy."
"Never mind him Jessica ,come sit here child, let me see how much you have grown," says Veena.
Seeing his mother getting busy with the she devil Nile closes up to uncle James and sits beside him at the front of the wagon.
Nile ask ,"uncle James I remember Jessica stopped going to school last year but now she is going to town School. I thought she failed. Even you told me uncle James that she failed."
"Nile boy it isn't like that. Jessica completed her village studies early and even managed to awaken herself without Templars guidance. She could have gone to the town if she passed my personal test but she failed so I had her go through training under me for the past year,"replied uncle James.
"Oh! I see, wait a minute uncle James, she was training under you that means you are also awakened." Seeing the smiling uncle James Nile understands and realises,"so that's why you always laugh when I told you to take care of your body ,that means you and mama have known it all this time and laughed at me but never cleared my misunderstanding, you guys are really....,"sighs and complaints Nile.
"Hehehe now you see boy why that girl always calls you mama's boy. It's because the children your age generally strive to reach the physical limits in order to awaken by themselves before reaching the age of 15. Once someone reaches 15 years age he manifest his ability for sure. I heard from your mother that you have also decided to start your martial path."
"Yes uncle James, I think if I want to see Frost, sister Reema and brother Shakti again I need to become stronger ,at least strong enough so that mother can tell me where to look for them." "So Nile,are you really not interested in finding out who your father and birth mother are?"asked Uncle James.
Suddenly Nile's face turns gloomy and he says,"it is not that I am not interested, it is just that mama always told me to live and lead a happy life. I will not just destroy it for the sake of those parents who I didn't even knew about untill yesterday, but mark my word uncle if someday I gain enough strength I will go search for them but it will never be over the cost of my current happy family."
"I am glad you understand the core, dear Nile," agreees uncle James.
After sometime Nile ask ,"uncle James, could you help me with something?," expressing the most brilliant smile and innocent face he could have ever made.
Looking at that face uncle James said,"and here I thought someone was caring for me. You just had a favour to ask. Tell me what is it."
"Nothing much uncle James ,it just I need guidance for my martial path, I was hoping you could teach me about it as..."
Even before Nile could complete uncle James replied,"not a chance boy, I already have that girl to teach, even with your mother's help I barely manage to satisfy her questions ,I can't handle another one, specially not an amateur mama's boy."
"Not you too uncle, I am not a mama's boy, it's just that I only have mama after sister and frost left." Grumbles Nile.
"You also have Jessica to talk to talk to."
"Who that she devil, did you remember last time I mistakenly ate a bit of her birthday cake and she beat me so much that I couldn't remember even the taste of that cake."
"Be real Nile ,you not only ate more than half of the cake you evan ate it before we could cut and celebrate the cake, even an old man like me had the urge to beat you."
"I only ate a little bit,it was fast Frost who likes the jelly and ate most of it up."
" I believe you boy, after all he was also beaten senseless by her, hehe," smiles uncle James.
Recalling the memory even Nile starts jiggling which soon turns into both of them sharing a laugh.